1. What does a Porter's Five Forces analysis reveal about the industry in which Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks compete? What are the strategic implications for Dunkin' Donuts?
2. Gather information to build an up-to-date SWOT analysis for Dunkin' Donuts. If you were the CEO of the firm, what would you consider to be the strategic management implications of this SWOT analysis, and why?
3. Research the latest moves by Starbucks and other Dunkin' Donuts' competitors. What is each doing that seems similar to and different from the approach of the other? Can you say that Dunkin' is on the right track? Is it carving out new market share? Or, is it going to be more of a copycat player in the industry?